Dairy farms can be profitable if the cows and buffaloes can produce more milk with minimum expenses. Reducing intercalving period – to have one calf every 12-14 months helps keep a dairy herd profitable. Meeting the mineral and vitamin needs of the animals is crucial to achieve high levels of milk production, maintaining health and reproductive performance in dairy animals.
Dairy animals now get more concentrates and less fodder, which means they get considerably less Vitamins A and D than previously; while the higher milk yield increases their requirement.
So, providing Vitamins A and D in addition to dietary sources is essential to maintain milk production and reproduction efficiency of animals at a higher level.
Vitamin E and Selenium are very important, as they help in improving reproductive performance in dairy animals. Other micro minerals such as Copper, Cobalt, Zinc and Manganese also help the animal to maintain a healthy reproductive tract.